Sidney Bechet

Sidney Bechet

Sidney Joseph Bechet (; May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz, and first recorded several months before trumpeter Louis Armstrong. His erratic temperament hampered his career, and not until the late 1940s did he earn wide acclaim. Bechet spent much of his later life in France.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 14, 1897 (New Orleans), Died May 14, 1959 (Garches)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano saxophone, clarinet, leader, composer, songwriter, piano, vocalist, arranger

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Recordings (Results 126-146 of 146 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	101950		5/16/1956	St. Louis blues	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	101952		5/16/1956	Back home	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	101953		5/16/1956	The Memphis blues	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	101954		5/16/1956	Yes, we have no bananas	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	101955		5/16/1956	Dinah	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	101956		5/16/1956	Tin roof blues	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	101957		5/16/1956	Jazz me blues	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	107467		6/26/1956	Passport to paradise	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	107468		6/29/1956	Touch of blues (Un coup de cafard)	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	107469		3/23/1957	The bagatelle (La bagatelle)	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	107470		2/24/1957	14th of July (14 Juillet)	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	107472		10/20/1949	My man (Mon homme)	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	107473		2/8/1955	An angel like that (Un ange comme ca)	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	C 9295	10-in.	8/15/1934	Under the Creole moon	Noble Sissle and his International Orchestra	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	C 9296	10-in.	8/15/1934	The old ark is moverin'	Noble Sissle and his International Orchestra	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	C 9297	10-in.	8/15/1934	Loveless love	Noble Sissle and his International Orchestra	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	C 9298	10-in.	8/15/1934	Polka dot rag	Noble Sissle and his International Orchestra	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	V3019		10/14/1949	Les oignons	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	52V4176		1/21/1952	Petite fleur	Sidney Bechet All Stars	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	52V4202		1/18/1952	I remember when (Si tu vois ma mere)	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Decca	52V4205		1/18/1952	The fish vendor (Le marchand de poissons)	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone

(Results 126-146 of 146 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bechet, Sidney," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103288.

Bechet, Sidney. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103288.

"Bechet, Sidney." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.